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The Section 13B structure is a first motion recording at least a year's separation and agreement to dissolve, then a second after six to eighteen months confirming consent still stands. Under the Supreme Court's decision in Amardeep Singh the Family Court may waive the six-month gap where separation has already been long, mediation has failed and the settlement is complete — which can reduce the process to two or three months.

Because so many Vadodara spouses are employed by large industrial and public-sector employers, income is provable from salary slips, Form 16 and provident-fund records. That makes the affidavit-of-assets framework required by Rajnesh v. Neha straightforward to apply, and it usually means alimony is settled by negotiation rather than litigated. Where a spouse is in public-sector employment, pension and gratuity entitlements should be dealt with expressly, or the settlement generates fresh litigation at retirement.

Custody terms need to anticipate transferable employment. Where one parent's job may move them between cities, a consent order that addresses school continuity, travel and regular video contact avoids returning to court each time a transfer happens. The settlement should also close the Domestic Violence Act application, the Section 144 BNSS maintenance claim, and any Section 85 BNS complaint — the last requiring a quashing petition at Ahmedabad.